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Flipp's Brynn Arens on his new group, the Oddfathers
November 20, 2012 in Gimme Noise
The Oddfathers Tonight, at St. Cloud's Pioneer Place Theater, former-Flipp frontman Brynn Arens returns to the stage with his new group the Oddfathers. Boasting a mafioso motif, the group's debut show...
The Five Most Thankful Songs to Play this Thanksgiving
November 20, 2012 in Heard Mentality
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Har Mar Superstar on You Can Feel Me's 10th anniversary
November 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Har Mar Superstar It's hard to believe a decade has past since local soul treasure Har Mar Superstar (AKA Sean Tillmann) went from cult favorite to international sensation with his titanic...
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Astronautalis: I'll go PG-13 at all-ages shows, but it's impossible for PG or G
November 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Megan ThompsonAstronautalis One of the hardest working men in hip-hop, Astronautalis' touring adventures in 2012 have included hitting Europe with Bleubird, supporting the Flobots on the East Coast, and very soon...
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Five Vampire Songs to Sink Your Teeth Into Before Seeing the Last Twilight Movie
November 16, 2012 in Heard Mentality
The Stars of Twilight Today, the final entry in The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn: Part 2 hits theaters. Being this will be the last time fans will get to take part...
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Two Man Advantage on Hurricane Sandy and the NHL lockout
November 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Two Man Advantage Tonight at The Triple Rock's "Drunk Punk Hockey Night in Minnesota," East Coast punk favorites Two Man Advantage take the stage for a hard-hitting set of songs about...
Your Handy En Vogue Refresher
November 15, 2012 in Sound of the City
The Strange Odyssey of Master P's No Limit Wrestler Brad Armstrong, May He Rest in Peace
November 14, 2012 in Sound of the City
Top Five Essential No Limit Soldier Tracks
November 12, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Let's Raise a Glass for the Underrated Warren G
November 08, 2012 in West Coast Sound
The Five Best Songs on Mitt Romney's Campaign Playlist
November 06, 2012 in Heard Mentality
The Five Best Songs On Barack Obama's Campaign Playlist
November 06, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Asher Roth: Frat-Rapper Turned Hip-Hop Nostradamus
November 02, 2012 in Heard Mentality
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Grieves on his new record, stage fright and moving to Minneapolis
November 01, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Rhymesayers.com Seattle MC Grieves has been on the road for quite some time. Playing shows in support of his Rhymesayers debut Together/Apart for over a year, Grieves winds down his tour...
Alanis During Her Teen Pop Years
November 01, 2012 in West Coast Sound
Brooklyn's Fresh Daily Skipped CMJ This Year, Doesn't Drink Before Shows
November 01, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Top Five Songs To Get You Through Hurricane Sandy
October 31, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Oran "Juice" Jones Saw You in the Rain, Hopefully You Were Alone Hurricane Sandy is currently making life miserable for an ever-growing number of people. Along with those directly in the...
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Top Five Most Disturbing Horrorcore Songs
October 31, 2012 in Sound of the City
"Acid Rap" pioneer EshamAhh yes, horrorcore. If hip-hop were a video store, it would be the horror section. A sub-genre rooted in a love of soul-shattering violence, grizzly imagery and...
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Top Five Most Disturbing Horrorcore Songs
October 30, 2012 in Heard Mentality
"Acid Rap" pioneer Esham Ahh yes, horrorcore. If hip-hop were a video store, it would be the horror section. A sub-genre rooted in a love of soul-shattering violence, grizzly imagery and...
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Five Free Full-Length Troma Musicals To Watch This Halloween (When Your Power Is Back)
October 30, 2012 in Sound of the City
Trey Parker as "Alfred Packer" If Mother Nature hasn't already shaken you to the core, and you find yourself in need of a good scary movie this Halloween, New York's Troma...
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Twiztid's wicked musical history, explained
October 30, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Twiztid The midwest is home to Devil's Night, the evening before Halloween where, let's say, "mischief" happens to be particularly prevalent. With the unofficial October 30 holiday most closely identified with...
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The Most Bizarre Music-Based Halloween Costumes of 2012
October 29, 2012 in Sound of the City
A Kurt Cobain knock-off called "Grunge Wig" It's the Halloween season once again, and weather permitting (guess what ... IT'S NOT PERMITTING) soon the streets will be flooded with people of...
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The Gay Bar, McDonald's, Taco Bell, the Gates of Hell, etc: These Are Electric Six's Places of Interest
October 26, 2012 in Sound of the City
Electric Six Tonight, fun-loving party rockers Electric Six are bringing their unique brand of unrelenting dance-floors thrashers to Mercury Lounge for what's sure to be the most unstable good time in...
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Kevin Beacham on Get Out to Vote and when politics meet hip-hop
October 26, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Kevin Beacham This Sunday is the Keith Ellison-sponsored Get Out to Vote concert at First Avenue. The incumbent Representative of Minnesota's Fifth-Congressional District has put together quite the bill, including performances...
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Five Porn Stars Who've Attempted Music Careers
October 25, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Adult film Actor and one-time Rapper Ron Jeremy Earlier this week we examined both hip-hop artists who would make interesting adult film stars as well as rap stars who've actually attempted...
